03-25-2020, 09:33 PM
Ok, so I'm going to try to explain to you that my issue with most of the games is how much they engage you mentally.
I just spent 30 mins in River run which is supposed to be one of the intense ones, and it's just too easy. I virtually never get shot. There's long periods of doing nothing but waiting to arrive at something. And if you set it to hard and run out of fuel you just restart the level but I always set it to easy as that way it's slightly less slow. After 20 mins play you get to shielded turrets but they aren't really fun, you just introduce additional waiting. Same with winterstan.. it's slow for ages, travel is slow, waiting for enemies is slow, and eventually you get a level where you lose, often because you stopped paying attention. Cali rally - just doesnt engage your brain. Curvy racer was ok for a few days but there's no actual downside to coming last and soon enough you realise that the robot cars just match your pace so you just go fast at the end and always win.
By contrast Jailbreak is one of the best games because it keeps your mind active with having to track and follow the bandits, and if you mess up you have to do it again. But I've played it for so many hours now and it's very repetitive.
So the point I'm trying to make is that a game doesn't need to be a vomit inducing rollercoaster or aeroplane simulator to be fun. The gameplay just needs to require constant attention and for example small course corrections, and there has to the right amount of penalty for getting it wrong. That's one thing about Keep Flying which makes it more engaging - the fact that there's a real penalty to pay if you slip up.
So, that's why the launch of kayak was a frustration, since it's got everything that annoys me in the various virzoom games, all in one game.
So, if you do create a more intense game next (and I'm hoping you will), in my opinion it's not so much "VR intensity" that's needed, but rather gameplay intensity.
I just spent 30 mins in River run which is supposed to be one of the intense ones, and it's just too easy. I virtually never get shot. There's long periods of doing nothing but waiting to arrive at something. And if you set it to hard and run out of fuel you just restart the level but I always set it to easy as that way it's slightly less slow. After 20 mins play you get to shielded turrets but they aren't really fun, you just introduce additional waiting. Same with winterstan.. it's slow for ages, travel is slow, waiting for enemies is slow, and eventually you get a level where you lose, often because you stopped paying attention. Cali rally - just doesnt engage your brain. Curvy racer was ok for a few days but there's no actual downside to coming last and soon enough you realise that the robot cars just match your pace so you just go fast at the end and always win.
By contrast Jailbreak is one of the best games because it keeps your mind active with having to track and follow the bandits, and if you mess up you have to do it again. But I've played it for so many hours now and it's very repetitive.
So the point I'm trying to make is that a game doesn't need to be a vomit inducing rollercoaster or aeroplane simulator to be fun. The gameplay just needs to require constant attention and for example small course corrections, and there has to the right amount of penalty for getting it wrong. That's one thing about Keep Flying which makes it more engaging - the fact that there's a real penalty to pay if you slip up.
So, that's why the launch of kayak was a frustration, since it's got everything that annoys me in the various virzoom games, all in one game.
So, if you do create a more intense game next (and I'm hoping you will), in my opinion it's not so much "VR intensity" that's needed, but rather gameplay intensity.